Holder for keys and the like



April 4, 1950 w. A. oRMsBEE HOLDER FOR KEYS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 6, 1947 atenfed pr. 4, 195

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2,503.21'12; HOLDER Fon LKeys ANnzrHELiKEl Wi11ara':A.or-mstee, Raynham, Mass.,` assgfnorzte. Taunton: Pearl Worksn; Taunton',- Mass., a .coreporation z Application December 6, 1947;'QSrial'N'. 79,0;065`l' This'inventionmrelates to ay holder'forkeys and so construct.it;that.itsvutility` isapparent at first 10 glance.

Further objects are to construct said keyfholder soisimply that-it can-be produced'in largefquantities;atlow-cost,yet will be durablein use.y

'Theforegoing and other objects which will 15 appearf asfthenature -of' the invention is.l better understood; may be accomplishedby a construction, combinationVl and'operative arrangement of parts such as is disclosed by the drawings, and

specification. The nature ofthe invention' is 20 such as to-render-it-susceptib'leto'various changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am' not to be limited to said disclosure; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my key holder in locked or closed position, while Figure 2 is a similar View in unlocked or open position.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of my key Figure 8 is an enlarged, sectional view taken 40 on the line 8--8 of Figure 5.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the latch.

As illustrated, my holder has a bail or loop I0 having two sides, a supporting bar portion Illa. at

the bottom as shown, and an opening I2 at the 45 top where the ends II of said bail are spaced apart. It is preferably made of a continuous piece of metal bent to any desired shape.

Said bail I0 is divided into two key holding compartments I3 by a slider I4 which has a post 50 I6 that extends from above the top continuously to below the bottom of the holder thus dividing the bail into two compartments preferably equal in size. The upper portion of said post I6 is hollow, thus providing an opening for a latch, 55

later" described: Saidpost4` upper portion*v teri-` minatesewhere aseat I l vis` provided, below which' isfa lower portiongthat-preferably isesolidand' of smaller -diameterthan the'upper portion'. Ay hole I8I extends1 laterally through said posta at itsv lower fend:

Holes 26 extend laterially throughv thehollowl upper portion orsaidipostfl 6" near ythe top, while other holesvv 2l" eik-tend*i laterallyabout midway through said-hollow upper portion;

A coillspring22"restson saidseat portion |11` and? extends upwardly; into said hollow portion of'said post`-r I 6:'

A'latcli'member 251 forming part of saidslider I4; movably v extends `into the hollowv upper porabove said; p ost- I 6' and f itsv lower end 1 resting; on saidf coil spring 22". Saidlatch member 2'5` preferablyhasindents or sockets 28 vin its upperY portiont'o'- receive thef-ends ofa hanger or 4end link 3^which extends through said holesf' 20 l into saidly indents'f to keep said latchy member 25A movably attached to said slider I4. There are also indents 32 in the lower portion of said latch member 25 and spaced angularly and below said indents 28, and a hole 34 extends laterally through said lower portion from one said indent 32 to the other.

The free ends I'I of said bail I6 extend normally through said holes 2I and a short distance into the lower portions of said indents 32. Normal position is illustrated in Figures 3 and 6 of the drawings.

A sleeve 36 preferably ts into and sldably extends through said hole I8 in said post I6 and said supporting portion Ia of said bail I0 extends through said sleeve 36 thus permitting smooth sliding action of said slider I4. Said bail ID is bent to nal shape after it is inserted through said sleeve 36.

To insert keys or other articles into either of said compartments I3 said latch head 26 is depressed thus forcing said latch 25 downwardly which compresses said spring 22. Since said hole 34 in said latch 25 is normally above the free ends II of said bail and said holes 2I said bail cannot move laterally until said latch hole 34 is opposite said free ends I I. In the latter position,

shown in said Figure 7, said slider M may be wholly on either free end I I to thus open whichever compartment I3 is desired, as illustrated in said Figures 2 and 4. After a key is inserted or removed from a said compartment said slider I4 is slid back to normal or center position, as shown in Figures 3 and 6, whereupon said spring 22 automatically forces said latch 25 upwardly thus bringing said hole 34 above said free ends Il. In this position my holder is locked.

What I claim is:

l. A key holder comprising a single bail having two free ends extending towards each other and spaced apart, a slider slidably mounted on said free ends having an opening extending from the top inwardly and having holes therein at opposite sides and communicating with said opening and having other holes therein vat opposite sides spaced angularly and longitudinally from the first said holes, a spring in said opening seated within said slider, said free ends extending into said rst holes, a latch extending into said opening and abutting said spring and having two indents therein in side portions `thereof and a hole extending from one said indent to the other and also having two other indents in side portions thereof spaced longitudinally from the rst said indents and positioned opposite said slider other holes, and a hanger member extending into said slider other holes and into said other indents said latch indents being of such length to allow the latch to be moved to bring the hole therein in or out of registration with the first mentioned holes in the slider.

2. A key holder comprising a single bail having two free ends extending towards each other and spaced apart, a slider slidably mounted on said free ends having an opening extending from the top inwardly and having holes therein at opposite sides and communicating Withsaid opening and having other holes therein at opposite sides spaced angularly and longitudinally from the rst said holes, a spring in said opening seated within said slider said free ends extending into said iirst holes, a latch extending into said opening and abutting said spring and having two indents therein in side portions thereof and a hole extending from one indent to the other and also having two other indents in side portions there- .of spaced longitudinally from the rst Said inl per portion and said lower supporting portion,

a sleeve slidably mounted on said lower supporting portion, a slider post slidable on said free ends and mounted on said sleeve, said slider post having a laterally extending hole intermediate the ends' thereof through which said sleeve laterally passes and extends laterally beyond said hole at opposite sides of said post, the lowerhalf of said post being solid, each said free end being of suicient length to independently receive said post in its full Width. l

WILLARD A. ORMSBEE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 905,731 Merrill Dec. 1, 1908 1,626,987 Venegas May 3, 1927 2,224,073 Augenstein Dec. 3, 1940 2,232,668 Schupbach Feb. 18, 1941 2,307,808 Segal Jan. l2, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Germany Jan. l5, 1920 

